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Saturday 24 February 2018
After tribute to shooting victims, Luongo stops Capitals

By The Associated Press Leafs goals, and Frederik
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Vin- Andersen made 32 saves.
cent Trocheck scored the Toronto has won eight
winning goal with 19.1 sec- straight at home.
onds left to lift the Florida Ryan Pulock, Mathew
Panthers over the Washing- Barzal and Jordan Eberle
ton Capitals 3-2 on Thurs- scored for the Islanders,
day night, hours after vic- and Jaroslav Halak turned
tims of last week's shooting aside 28 shots. New York fell
at nearby Marjory Stone- to 4-6-2 since the All-Star
man Douglas High School break and 13-15-3 on the
were honored with a som- road this season.
ber video tribute. SABRES 3, RED WINGS 2, OT
With the score tied at 2, Tro- DETROIT (AP) — Marco
check redirected a shot by Scandella scored with a
Jonathan Huberdeau past second left in overtime, lift-
goaltender Braden Holtby ing Buffalo over Detroit.
during a power play. Justin Abdelkader pulled
Nick Bjugstad scored the the Red Wings into a 2-all
tying goal for the Panthers tie with 1:25 remaining in
late in the third period, and the third period. They had
Maxim Mamin got his first a chance to win early in
NHL goal. Roberto Luongo overtime, but Tomas Tatar
made 33 saves in his third Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo (1) talks to fans about the shooting at Marjory Stone- failed to get off a shot on a
game since returning from man Douglas High School, prior to an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Thurs- breakaway.
day, Feb. 22, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla.
a groin injury. Associated Press Evander Kane scored a go-
Andre Burakovsky had a ahead wraparound goal
goal and an assist, and nikov and Brayden Point PREDATORS 7, SHARKS 1 place in the Central Divi- late in the second period
Lars Eller also scored for the scored for the Lightning NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — sion after winning for the for Buffalo. Rasmus Risto-
Capitals. Holtby stopped (41-17-3), who leapfrogged Pekka Rinne made 33 saves 11th time in 17 games (11- lainen had a goal early in
30 shots but lost his fifth expansion Vegas to re- in his 300th career win and 3-3). the game to put the Sabres
straight. gain the top spot in the Nashville routed San Jose. Taylor Hall and Stefan No- ahead, and Robin Lehner
Before the game, the are- overall NHL standings with Nick Bonino, Ryan Johan- esen scored for the Devils, finished with 35 saves.
na video screen showed 85 points. Louis Domingue sen and Viktor Arvidsson who have lost two in a row Jimmy Howard stopped
the names and faces of earned his third win by each had a goal and an after a four-game winning 27 shots for the Red Wings.
each of the 17 students stopping 33 shots. assist, and Scott Hartnell, streak. Eddie Lack made 21 Detroit’s Jonathan Ericsson
who were killed on Valen- Kucherov, the NHL's lead- Kevin Fiala and Mattias saves. tied the game at 1 early in
tine's Day in nearby Park- ing scorer, has 32 goals and Ekholm also scored for Hall’s 13-game point streak the second.
land. The darkened ice was 48 assists in 61 games. Nashville, which has won is the longest in NHL this CANADIENS 3, RANGERS 1
then illuminated with 17 cir- Ryan Dzingel, Mark Borow- three straight. The Preda- season, one more than Da- MONTREAL (AP) — Antti
cles of light, with a student's iecki and Derick Brassard tors moved within one point vid Pastrnak of Boston. Niemi made 31 saves and
name inside each one. scored for the Senators. of expansion Vegas for the After the game, the Devils Montreal beat the strug-
Luongo, a Parkland resi- Craig Anderson made 20 Western Conference lead. acquired speedy forward gling New York Rangers
dent, gave an emotional saves. Nashville defensemen Ro- Michael Grabner from the to snap its six-game losing
speech about the bravery The loss snapped the Sena- man Josi and P.K. Subban Rangers in the first trade streak.
of those who lost their lives tors' five-game winning each had two assists. between the cross-river ri- Tomas Plekanec, Jeff Petry
trying to save others and streak on home ice. All of Rinne's wins have vals. New Jersey sent a 2018 and Phillip Danault scored
how inspiring the students FLYERS 2, BLUE JACKETS 1 come with Nashville. He second-round draft pick for the Canadiens, who
have been coping with the PHILADELPHIA (AP) — No- tied former Predators goal- and 20-year-old defensive avoided matching their
tragedy. Players from both lan Patrick scored the ie Tomas Vokoun for 33rd prospect Yegor Rykov to longest skid of the season.
teams stood for the cer- go-ahead goal midway place in NHL history. New York. Niemi got the start in place
emony, some wiping tears through the third period Logan Couture had the MAPLE LEAFS 4, ISLANDERS of injured Carey Price.
from their eyes. and Petr Mrazek made 19 San Jose goal. The loss 3, SO Before the game, Montreal
It was the first home game saves in his Philadelphia snapped the Sharks' three- TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Bo- announced Price will be
for the Panthers since the debut, leading the streak- game winning streak. zak scored the shootout sidelined indefinitely with
tragedy. They had been on ing Flyers over Columbus. WILD 4, DEVILS 2 winner and Toronto edged a concussion. The goalie
a road trip in Canada for Claude Giroux had a goal NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Joel New York. took a shot to the mask in
the past 11 days. and an assist and Shayne Eriksson Ek and Chris Stew- Auston Matthews tipped in Tuesday’s loss to Philadel-
Florida players will wear Gostisbehere added two art scored in a 39-second Jake Gardiner’s shot to tie phia.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas assists for the Flyers, who span during Minnesota’s it 3-all with 3:29 remaining Earlier in the day, the Ca-
logos on their helmets and won their fourth straight three-goal second period, in the third period, but later nadiens also announced
MSD uniform patches for game while improving to and the Wild rallied from left the game favoring his Shea Weber will miss the
the remainder of the sea- 8-0-2 in the last 10. two down to beat New Jer- right side after taking a hit rest of the season because
son. Artemi Panarin scored sey. from Cal Clutterbuck and he needs surgery for a torn
LIGHTNING 4, SENATORS 3 for the Blue Jackets, who Wild defenseman Mike Reil- did not return. The 20-year- tendon in his left foot. The
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — dropped into a tie with the ly also scored in the second old Toronto star missed six 32-year-old defenseman
Nikita Kucherov had two New York Islanders for the period and Eric Staal iced games in December with has not played since Dec.
assists to reach 80 points second Eastern Confer- the game with an empty- a concussion and another 16.
this season and Tampa Bay ence wild card. net goal, his 900th NHL four games with an undis- Kevin Hayes scored with
defeated Ottawa. Mrazek was acquired in a point. Backup goalie Alex closed upper-body injury. three minutes remaining for
Tyler Johnson, Victor Hed- trade with Detroit on Mon- Stalock made 38 saves as Mitch Marner and Morgan the Rangers, who have lost
man, Vladislav Namest- day night. the Wild moved into third Rielly had the other Maple five in a row. q